- Date
- April 24, 1974
- Place
- East Dayton, NV · EAST DAYTON, NV
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8259Alouette III
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740424009969A
- Case key
- 186207
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0967 74/4/24 NR.EAST DAYTON,NEV ALOUETTE III CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7150 TIME - 1515 N8259 PX- 0 0 3 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST DAYTON,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- BELIEVE SHOCK STRUT COLLAPSED BFOR LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8259
- Reported as
- Alouette III
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8259Registration cancelled Oct 31, 1996 · Sud SA316B ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelSud SA316B ALOUETTE III
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8259 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.